Plant box



R. REGELSON July 5,.-1932.

Filed Feb. '7, 1950 Patented July 5,* 1932 ing sides, and 'oamovableQ-bottom so that the 'seedlings'maybe moved Vabout from place to placeduring transplanting* operations in large quantities and ,withoutdamage.

A particularv Vobject of myy invention is -to provide a plant flat 'orseedboxinwhich the removable bottom is provided with me- .tallicendbinding to prevent warpage and to prevent-.the wood from cracking or..splitting or when'it has become cracked accident to prevent` thel partsfrom fallin g out and damaging the seedlings.

f 1A lstill further o'bJect of my invention isfto i provide apluralityof seedboxes which are identical in construction, any one ofwhich whenin inverted position over theother, provides a protectivehousing lduringt ransportation, and with a piece of glass placed'thereon,"makes an idealstarting boxfor 'seeds or cuttings". Y

In connection with the removable bott-omv of theseed "box, it isproposed to use aserie's of cardboard partitions of interlocking typefor the purpose of dividing each bottom into a plurality of sections inwhich the plants are disposed. With the foregoing and other objects in iView, which will appear as the description proceeds, the inventionresides in the-corn;

bination and Varrangement of parts and in;V the details of constructionhereinafter de-k scribed and claimed, it being-understood that changesin the precise embodiment of the in-1 vention herein disclosed may beVmade within the scope of what is claimed without departing from thespirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of Vametal plant flat or seed box constructed inE 'accordance with myinvention, a part thereofbeing shown incrosssection to illustrate the"construction.

ably vof `a non-'rusting metal. 'Y In originally; planting the{seedlings} a' Y ,95

o Figure2isaview-insid'elevation showing i how the removable bottoni 1sraisedjo'ut of thelholdinglbox ina transplanting operation, thecardboard partitions being also illustrated inthis view. ,o

board which is usedto -h'old ,theplants@N o Figure Amis a view inperspectivey ofj'al i ,60oy boardjby the .'partitions'which provide foreach .plant an individual plantor-seedlin'gas it is held on the bottomof earth or .planting materiali; i

Figure is .aview 1n perspec mentaryportion of aV longitudinalandftrans-v versecardboard partition employed-inconnectifon lwithmy'removable bottomto divide' .the same-into plant holding sections, and

Figure 6 4'is a view in perspective of a 'fragmentary portion of one endof f two y'of the planting boxes showing the locating. pin'and openingthrough the medium of which ytwo l boxes may be used togetherin properieg f a fragmentary viewFinPerspective showing one end `of the bottomnon'rN, REGELsoN, or NEW Yonxfn: Y;

Vectangularp block tiveV of dicates a metallic boxforminga part of the..

metal plant iiatfasit is known in the trade and constructed ofvgalvanized iron` of; any gaugeor :any metal of a nonecorrodibleliiature.This box ois used with another 'similar box ywliicliflattger box acts asaprjoteotive coveringfforseedlingsin transit j' fnsiuusaad kal Figurer,the txicas! sists of the 'side andend walls 6 and 7`re spectivelyand aAf langejd',bottom edgapon tion 8, the Vflange being. turned :inwardlyat all'four'sides of the receptacle to support V at its edges aremovable ybottom' 9.; This re- V'movable bottom isl preferablyconstructed-'of wood so thatl it -will'notrustfno'r corrode and at vitslopposite `ends, it fisy reinforced byfthe pluralityjofvlongitudinal:andjv transverse interlocking cardboard, stripsdlr will be 5emheavymetallicVv binding lO -which preferployed, each provided-with suitableedt`-` out "12' 'tofrecev the transversely @Xte'diilg l. interlockingstrips; .this "Prtlilr(Colstrw f l .part of my invention only in so faras it is used in connection with the seed box. When thesepartitionsfhave been laid in place upon the bottom 9,7they provideindividual compartments yin which the 'Y earth or planting -material 13is'placed together with the seedis understoodthat they .may bemade otany suitable non-corroding material and may be in such arrangement thatanyk numberl of comjg'mrtrnents may be for-med and'these compartmentsmay vary in size, depending upon thenatui'c of the rseedlings orV theWork Vto bedellla.V

plant box at its Sie@ and #ene top @Thf flprovided with anf outwardlyextending 'olfv'adding strength to the flange 15 and also forconvenience in handling theY boxes. vItvvill be notedfrom inspectionot'Figure l that the top'ofY the box'is of greater area than 'the bottomor in other Words, theV sides Y "of the box are sloped so that thebottom 9 may be readily removed and with' it', the` seedlings Withoutdanger ot damage vto the latter. s y

At theends 'of therboxes Y5, one of the 'flanges may be provided with adowel or Y guide pin 17, While in 'the'other box, the

ange lat thev same-point may be provided suitable doWel pin orv guidepin open- 18 s'othat,as illustrated vin* Figure 1, tvvo of the boxesmaybe placed together to i protect the seedlings in transit and lwhen`desired, the bottom flange 8 of the upperfb'ox would provide a supportfor a piece ofA glass providean ideal starting box' for seeds orCuttings. As indicated by the dot and'dash 19 in Figure 2, Va blockorother object may be mounted upon a supporting surface tom of the box 5so that the lbox may be Y y dropped l"away from `the bott'omy 9, whichfa- 'cilitates transplanting and vother similar greenhouse operations;

is evident, therefore, that VWit-l1 my partieular vplant flat Aorrseedyboxthat through ange WhoseV outer peripheralA Y edge is turned downVas, at 16 tor the'purpose vfp'osite side of the Aopening",n

' If desired, the bottom member may Vbe l made' of mesh Wire to providea sieve for use in cleaning small quantities of'seeds or soil.

WhileI have illustrated and described my invention with some degreeof'particularity, 70 I realize that in practice various alterations`thereinlmay berlinade without departing from the spirit-"of theinvention or theyscope of the appended claims.V

VWhat I claim is Y 1. A plant boxcomprising a receptacld having an opentop and bottom, a relatively narrow edge {iange bounding said bottomAopening, "a 'removablezbottom supported by said flange, la flangeaboutthe upper edge of the receptacle havinga pin opening therein at one side4of the receptacle,- and a pin on the iange atthe opposite side, of thereeep- Y tacle from said opening. l

2. A plant boxv comprising a receptacle havingan open top and' bottom, arelatively narro-W'edge flange bounding saidbottom opening, aremovablebottom supported by said fiange, a reinforce edge vbinding onl saidbottom, av ange about the upper edge of the receptacle having a pinopening` therein at one side of the receptacle', and a pin on thefia-nge vat the-oppositeA side of thereceptaele fromsa'id opening. l v

y 3. A plant box comprising a receptacle having an open top and bottom,a relatively narrow edge flange 'bounding' said bottom opening, aremovable Wooden bottom supported by. said iange, a v-`reinforcemetallic edge binding on saidwooden bottom, a vflange about the upperedge of the receptacle having a pin opening therein at one side of thereceptacle; and a pin on theflange at the op- Y f receptacle from saidIn testimony `I`Whereof, :I have signed 'my name to this specificationthis 4th-day of i February,f1930.

Y mmm 'REGELsoNL [a s jr the Ymedium ofithe cardboard' partitions in l Yconnectionwith "a, removable Abottom edge,

11i-he' seedlings 14 remain intact' with alltheV roots in each of 'theirindividual compartments an'd 'a number of these seedlings may l 1 behandled quickly land eiiciently without, Y

detrimental eiect.

p Itis levidemt also thatI havefprovided a metal plant vHat or; seed boxhaving sloping Y p Ys ifole's and interlocking devices on'V theri'ms"thereof togetheriwith a movablebottomv andy cardbjoard'par'titions, aliof `Whichv are. im-`Y l provementsfon. the Wooden p'lantlatfnotv in use.

